More "teeth" than I thought NIN had left... A Review...

About five years ago, Nine Inch Nails released a bloated double album called "The Fragile". That record was a two cd song cycle that was really lacking a lot in the emotion department, be it the lack of emotion the record company put behind marketing it, or the lack of emotion mastermind Trent Reznor felt in making it. This is not to say it didn't have it's moments. Songs like "La Mer" and "Into The Void" rank among the best songs he's put out, but as a whole the record could've been cut in half and no harm really done. It seemed that Trent Reznor had burned out of ideas and was starting to fly on autopilot. That's all history now. The new release "With Teeth" is a tremendous album that loses the overstuffed qualities of "The Fragile" and get NIN back on track. This album shows NIN have earned the spot they(/Trent Reznor) was awarded recently as one of the 100 Immortal artists Rolling Stone issued. The centerpiece of the album is the current single "The Hand That Feeds", quite possibly the catchiest tune NIN have recorded. Other standout tracks are "Love Is Not Enough" with it's great drum sound (something Trent Reznor has always been a master at is the "tone" of his drum sound, listen to "Eraser" from "Downward Spiral" for proof) and it's slow, slithering, apocalyptic crawl through your speakers, and "Sunspots" which could be a good choice for a second single. As a whole nothing on the album sounds out of place and everything blends nicely. This is NIN at their best, melodic industrial rock that makes you remember why you fell in love with "Pretty Hate Machine" and "The Downward Spiral". 4

1 = Don't purchase in the $1.00 bin at your used record store. Avoid like a plague.
2 = Only if you're desperate for new music. You need it like a hole in the head.
3 = An okay buy, probably just download the tracks you want from I-Tunes.
4 = Buy new the next time you're out and about. A fully satisfying record.
5 = Masterpiece, run and buy today!

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